Street Graffiti Moves Indoors

Exhibition spaces in Sao Paulo, Los Angeles, London and NYC have all commissioned street artists to apply their colorfully embellished murals, also known as street art, to canvas—rather than on building sides or metal store barriers.

According to Newsweek.com, some street artists are reluctant to shift platforms, citing concerns that the move might undermine the work's ultimate mission. But on a larger scale, it seems most respected graffitists have given in—accepting not only that their artwork will be preserved, but that gallery representation can legitimize their art and attract a new audience. Additionally, most agree that gallery attention has made street art "more professionalized," and given artists an extra motive to polish their work.

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